*** CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION ***

RTECS NUMBER            : MT6550000
CHEMICAL NAME           : Humic acid, sodium salt
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER     : 68131-04-4
LAST UPDATED            : 199701
DATA ITEMS CITED        : 6
COMPOUND DESCRIPTOR     : Reproductive Effector
SYNONYMS/TRADE NAMES :
   * CH 02
   * CHA 02
   * Dolaflux
   * Huminsaure natrium
   * Natrium-humat
   * Sodium humate
 
                       *** HEALTH HAZARD DATA ***
 
                        ** ACUTE TOXICITY DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE/DURATION           : 502 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,941,1968
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 1176 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Details of toxic effects not reported other than lethal dose value
REFERENCE :
   YHTPAD Yaoxue Tongbao. Bulletin of Pharmacology. (China International Book
   Trading Corp., POB 2820, Beijing, Peop. Rep. China) V.13-23,    1978-88. For
   publisher information, see ZYZAEU.  Volume(issue)/page/year: 18,180,1983
 
TYPE OF TEST            : LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intravenous
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - mouse
DOSE/DURATION           : 111 mg/kg
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold
REFERENCE :
   ARZNAD Arzneimittel-Forschung. Drug Research.  (Editio Cantor Verlag,
   Postfach 1255, W-7960 Aulendorf, Fed. Rep. Ger.)  V.1-    1951-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 13,329,1963
 
                          ** REPRODUCTIVE DATA **
 
TYPE OF TEST            : TDLo - Lowest published toxic dose
ROUTE OF EXPOSURE       : Intraperitoneal
SPECIES OBSERVED        : Rodent - rat
DOSE                    : 250 mg/kg
SEX/DURATION            : female 11-15 day(s) after conception
TOXIC EFFECTS :
   Reproductive - Fertility - post-implantation mortality (e.g. dead and/or
   resorbed implants per total number of implants)
REFERENCE :
   AXVMAW Archiv fuer Experimentelle Veterinaermedizin.  (S. Hirzel Verlag,
   Postfach 506, Leipzig DDR-7010, Ger. Dem. Rep.)  V.6-    1952-
   Volume(issue)/page/year: 36,179,1982

         *** NIOSH STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT AND SURVEILLANCE DATA ***

NIOSH OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE SURVEY DATA :
   NOES - National Occupational Exposure Survey (1983)
     NOES Hazard Code - X9015
       No. of Facilities: 255 (estimated)
       No. of Industries: 7
       No. of Occupations: 17
       No. of Employees: 10961 (estimated)

                          *** STATUS IN U.S. ***
 
   EPA TSCA Section 8(b) CHEMICAL INVENTORY

 
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